Proud to say Georgia

Since 1851, 25 governors of Georgia have been graduates of Georgia. At least 17 UGA alumni are presidents or provosts of colleges and universities in the U.S. Nine UGA graduates have received the Pulitzer Prize. Four UGA alumni have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Undergraduate Admissions

The University of Georgia is a national leader among public universities in the numbers of major scholarships earned by our students. We have had eight Rhodes Scholars since 1995. In the same period, our students have won 49 Goldwater Scholarships. UGA students have earned 12 Truman Scholarships since 1995, and each year we have multiple recipients of major national scholarships.

Graduate Admissions

Continuing Education

Whether you are looking for personal improvement, seeking a credential or wanting to change your career path, the University of Georgia Center for Continuing
Education delivers a variety of educational programs to meet your learning needs.

International Students

The University of Georgia has approximately 180 International Cooperative Agreements (ICAs) in over 50 countries. These agreements allow for the formal
development of activities such as faculty and student exchanges, collaborative research, seminars and workshops, and/or service programs.

Research at UGA

The Office of the Vice President for Research encourages and supports UGA research, scholarship and creative activities by assisting with the recruitment of research-intensive faculty, and providing infrastructure for sponsored research. We help to move UGA innovations into the marketplace, encourage research-based economic development, and ensure responsible conduct in research.

Centers & Institutes

UGA research addresses real-life problems, including the grand challenges associated with water, food, fuel, environment and health. It also enriches the soul through the arts, humanities and social sciences. OVPR's Interdisciplinary centers, institutes and research initiatives provide enhanced interactions and focus on advanced areas of research.

Student and Postdoctoral Research

Undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are critical to the successful pursuit of research and scholarship at the University of Georgia. They contribute in multiple ways to research and scholarship in the physical, life and social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities.

PSO Units

For more than 80 years, PSO has led the University in bringing its resources to each of Georgia’s 159 counties, 500+ cities, and around the world, serving more than 110,000 individuals annually to improve the quality of life in Georgia and beyond.

Service-Learning

The University of Georgia has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its institutional commitment to community engagement through teaching, research, and public service with the Community Engagement Classification. UGA was one of only 115 colleges and universities to achieve this elective classification in 2010 and joined the ranks of only 311 institutions nationally.

Campus Life

Student Affairs is a primary point of contact for students through more than 600 registered student organizations; student programming groups; social
fraternities and sororities; student leadership programs and volunteer services; and international and multicultural programs.

Health & Recreation

The 440,000-square-foot Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities is one of the largest and most comprehensive fitness/exercise facilities for students and faculty in the country.

Get Involved

In 2000, UGA was the first university in the nation to organize a collegiate Relay For Life. It raised more than $115,000. UGA Relay now has over 3,200 student volunteers and has raised more than $2.3 million, benefiting The American Cancer Society.

Academic Units

Students and faculty pursue arts studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Special Collections Libraries provide access to materials related to the history and culture of Georgia, while the Willson Center and ICE promote Interdisciplinary inquiry and creative activity in the arts.

Focus on Faculty

Scott Shamp

Scott Shamp, director of the New Media Institute in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, says the thing he loves about digital media is that it is always changing.

Where did you earn degrees and what are your current responsibilities at UGA?

I got my undergraduate and master’s degrees from UGA in Telecommunications. And I did my Ph.D. at the University of Utah. Currently, I am the director of the New Media Institute in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

When did you come to UGA and what brought you here?

Actually, I think I have always been at UGA. Growing up in Rockdale County, I was involved in 4-H from the fifth grade. So I feel like I grew up in the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension office under the post office in old town Conyers. And in Salt Lake City, my wife told me she never wanted to be cold again. We were really lucky to find a place here – it was coming home.

What are your favorite courses and why?

I love teaching NMIX2020 Intro to New Media. With 300 students, there is an energy that you can just ride on. It is a hard one to teach because the topics change every week. But digital media is such an important part of young people’s lives – they are genuinely interested in learning more. And they all consider themselves experts.

What interests you about your field?

New media never sits still. People ask me when new media will finally become old media. I tell them as soon as people stop devising creative new ways to help people connect. So there will always be something new. I love the flux.

What are some highlights of your career at UGA?.

Creating the New Media Institute has been a real highlight for me. In 1999, a group of people came together because we were practicing random acts of greatness when it came to digital media. We needed a place to work together, sharing ideas and resources. A year later, the NMI was approved by UGA. Getting to work with so many different people and coming in contact with crazy different ideas changed my career – and it has been fun.

How does your research or scholarship inspire your teaching?

Every day when I read about or learn something different about the capabilities of digital media, I can’t wait to share it with my students. So my research is intimately tied to my teaching.

What do you hope students gain from their classroom experience with you?

I hope being in class with me makes students want more. My lectures aren’t information dissemination – they should be curiosity stimulation. The curious will truly inherit the Earth.

Describe your ideal student.

One who thinks I am wrong – and sets out to prove it to me.

Favorite place to be/thing to do on campus is…

I play in the NBA – the Noontime Basketball Association. We meet at noon in Ramsey to play pickup basketball. I love getting to hang out with all the different people that make UGA a cool place. And I am the winningest player in the league – that comes with being the oldest, I guess.

Beyond the UGA campus, I like to…

Community/civic involvement includes….

I work with 4-H. Honestly, 4-H got me to UGA. Got me my job. Introduced me to great people. I definitely feel like I owe 4-H.

Favorite book/movie?

To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch was the dad I wish I could be.

Proudest moment at UGA?

I have two of them. The first was being in the faculty procession at commencement in the winter of 2010 when my oldest son, Walt, moved his tassel. The second was when my youngest son, Scoop, was accepted to UGA. I am going to be proud when he graduates, too. I just don’t know exactly when that will be. The S.A. Shamp’s will have six degrees from UGA. Go Dawgs!